Interview Questions
Barber Interview Questions
Barbers cut, trim, style and color hair, as well as provide facial hair grooming and massages to primarily male clientele.
Whether you're a job seeker preparing to be interviewed for the role of Barber or
an employer preparing to interview candidates for Barber position,
these Barber interview questions will help you prepare yourself for the job interview session.
Barber Interview Questions
Below are a list of some skill-based Barber interview questions.
- Do you have experience working in a barbershop?
- Why do you want to work in this barbershop?
- Where did you receive your training?
- How many clients do you typically see in a day?
- What would you do or how would you react if a client is dissatisfied with your service or complains about the result of their haircut?
- How do you connect with your customers to ensure repeat bookings?
- Describe your experience providing face, neck, and scalp massages.
- What would you do if a client had an allergic reaction to the dye used on their hair?
- What styles/cuts do you know?
- How would you address a client who wants a hairstyle you believe would not suit them?
- Imagine that two clients arrive at the same time. You look at your calendar and realize that you made a mistake and scheduled both for the same hour. What will you do?
- What is the biggest challenge in the barbering sector?
- Describe your experience cutting hair according to clients' instructions and/or current hairstyles.
- How do you ensure that a client does not get cut or injured?
- What separates you from everyone else?
- How would you describe your personal style as a barber?
- Provide an effective method you have used to stay informed of the latest styles and hair care techniques.
- If a client comes in and says they do not know what hairstyle they want, then they ask you to recommend them something. What will you do?
- Share your experience shaping and trimming beards and moustaches.
- Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.
- Share an experience in which you used a razor to shave a beard or neck and temple hair contours
- Provide an experience in which you effectively identified a hair problem.
- Share an experience in which a treatment which you recommended alleviated a difficult hair problem.
Barber Interview Questions and Answers
Every interview is different and the questions may vary.
However, there are lots of general questions that get asked at every interview.
Below are some common questions you'd expect during Barber interviews. Click on each question to see how to answer them.
- Why Do You Want This Job?
- What is Your Greatest Weakness?
- Are You a Leader or a Follower?
- What Is Your Greatest Accomplishment?
- Do You Have Any Questions for Us?
- What is Your Salary Expectation?
- Why Do You Want To Leave Your Current Job?
- What is Your Greatest Strength?
- Tell Me About Yourself
- Why Should We Hire You?
